Streaming Into the Void

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 31st, 2021:
Netflix
Queer Eye, Season 6 (Dec. 31)
The Lost Daughter (Dec. 31)
Cobra Kai, Season 4 (Dec. 31)
Harlan Coben’s Stay Close, Season 1 (Dec. 31)
Seal Team (Dec. 31)
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (Jan. 1)
The Hookup Plan, Season 3 (Jan. 1)
Action Pack, Season 1 (Jan. 4)
Rebelde (Jan. 5)
The Club, Part 2 (Jan. 6)
The Wasteland (Jan. 6)
HBO Max
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (Jan. 1)
Amazon Prime Video
With Love, Season 1 (Dec. 17)
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special (Dec. 22)
Discovery+
Ghost Hunters (Jan. 1)

This week: Film critic J. Don Birnam joins us to discuss the likely nominees for the Academy Awards.
Show Notes
https://twitter.com/jdonbirnam
https://www.instagram.com/awards_predix/?hl=en

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 24th, 2021:
Hulu
Letterkenney, Season 10
Netflix
Don’t Look Up (Dec. 24)
The Silent Sea, Season 1 (Dec. 24)
Vicky and Her Mystery (Dec. 24)
Minal Murali (Dec. 24)
Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis, Limited Series (Dec. 25)
Lulli (Dec. 26)
Kaaval (Dec. 26)
Death to 2021 (Dec. 27)
Jim Henson’s Word Party Presents: Math!, Season 1 (Dec. 28)
Anxious People, Limited Series (Dec. 29)
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (Dec. 29)
The Standups, Season 3 (Dec. 29)
Hilda and the Mountain King (Dec. 30)
Kitz, Season 1 (Dec. 30)
Disney+
Encanto (Dec. 24)
The Book of Boba Fett (Dec. 29)
HBO Max
Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss (Dec. 16)
Peacock
Vigil (Dec. 23)
AMC+
Silent Night (Dec. 3)

This week: YouTube TV feuds with Disney and removes their channels from their service.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
YouTube TV pulls Disney-owned channels after failing to reach deal
YouTube TV reaches deal with Disney to restore ESPN, ABC and FX channels
DirecTV Restores A+E Channels After Backlash (Updated)
Ben Affleck-Ana De Armas Movie ‘Deep Water’ Heading To Streaming
'Goonies' Film Re-Enactment Drama Lands In Development At Disney+ After Fox Pass – Deadline
Recommendations
Spider-Man: No Way Home
8-Bit Christmas
Hot Ones
Halo Infinite
The Outer Worlds

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 17th, 2021:
Hulu
Mother/Android (Dec. 17)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 1 (Dec. 23)
Netflix
The Witcher, Season 2 (Dec. 17)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers Homecoming, Season 6 (Dec. 17)
Elite Short Stories: Samuel/Omar (Dec. 20)
Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster (Dec. 21)
Grumpy Christmas (Dec. 21)
Emily in Paris, Season 2 (Dec. 22)
Elite Short Stories: Patrick (Dec. 23)
HBO Max
Beforeigners, Season 2 (Dec. 5)
A Forbidden Orange (Dec. 21)
Matrix Revolutions (Dec. 22)
The Suicide Squad (Dec. 23)
Paramount+
1883 (Dec. 19)
Reno 911! The Hunt For QAnon (Dec. 23)
Amazon Prime Video
The Grand Tour Presents: Carnage A Trois (Dec. 17)
Being the Ricardos (Dec. 21)
Discovery+
My Dream Kitchen: Carla Hall (Dec. 18)
Apple TV+
Swan Song (Dec. 17)
Hallmark
The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls (Dec. 18)
Christmas for Keeps (Dec. 18)
‘Tis the Season to Be Merry (Dec. 19)

This week: We we discuss Netflix's new ratings system.
Netflix Top 10
Show Notes
Sinclair RSNs Renew Digital Rights Agreements With 12 NHL Teams
FX on Hulu Branding Scrapped by Disney, FX to Add Logo to All Shows
Discovery+ Deal to Bring Shows From Group Nine to Streamer / John Malone says WarnerMedia-Discovery getting rid of CNN would be the ‘coward’s way out’
House Democrats Take Antitrust Aim at Discovery-WarnerMedia Deal
CEO Bob Bakish: Pluto TV Profitable, Paramount+ in a 'Couple Years' – Media Play News / ViacomCBS CEO Explains Netflix ‘Discovery’ Buyback, Calling Star Trek “Core” Global Franchise
Roku, Google Reach Long-Term Deal for YouTube and YouTube TV
'Outer Banks' Season 3 Set at Netflix
Mike Flanagan’s ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ Netflix Series Adds Five to Cast, Including Carla Gugino and Mark Hamill
‘Cowboy Bebop’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
Colin Farrell to Reprise Penguin Role in ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Series for HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Renewed at HBO Max
‘Six Feet Under’ Follow-Up in Early Development at HBO (EXCLUSIVE)
Jennifer Lawrence to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Adam McKay, Apple Film
'Invasion' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
‘Leverage: Redemption’ Renewed for Season 2 at IMDb TV
‘Shang-Chi’ Sequel in the Works With Director Destin Daniel Cretton Returning
‘AP Bio’ Canceled After Four Seasons at Peacock
Recommendations
Queenpins
The Protoge

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 10th, 2021:
Hulu
The Hot Zone: Anthrax (Nov. 28)
Pen15, Season 2, Part 2 (Dec. 3)
Crossing Swords, Season 2 (Dec. 10)
Netflix
David and the Elves (Dec. 5)
Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo) (Dec. 6)
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Season 1 (Dec. 10)
The Unforgivable (Dec. 10)
Two (Dec. 10)
Anonymously Yours (Dec. 10)
Back to the Outback (Dec. 10)
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (Dec. 10)
Still Out of My League (Dec. 10)
How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral, Season 2 (Dec. 10)
Aranyak, Season 1 (Dec. 10)
The Hungry and the Hairy, Season 1 (Dec. 11)
Starbeam: Beaming in the New Year (Dec. 14)
The Future Diary (Dec. 14)
The Hand of God (Dec. 15)
Selling Tampa, Season 1 (Dec. 15)
Masha and the Bear, Season 5 (Dec. 15)
Elite Short Stories, Season 1 (Dec. 15)
Aggretsuko, Season 4 (Dec. 16)
The Guardian (Dec. 16)
Puff: Wonders of the Reef (Dec. 16)
A Naija Christmas (Dec. 16)
A California Christmas: City Lights (Dec. 16)
HBO Max
Street Gang (Dec. 13)
The Murders at Starved Rock (Dec. 14)
Ron’s Gone Wrong (Dec. 15)
Finding Magic Mike (Dec. 16)
Station Eleven (Dec. 16)
The Fungies, Season 3 (Dec. 16)
Paramount+
A Christmas Proposal (Dec. 12)
Peacock
Die Hard (Dec. 1)
Baking It (Dec. 2)
The Housewives of the North Pole (Dec. 9)
Miss America Pageant (Dec. 16)
MacGruber (Dec. 16)
Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas (Dec. 16)
Amazon Prime Video
The Expanse, Season 6 (Dec. 10)
Encounter (Dec. 10)
Discovery+
The Rise and Fall of LulaRoe (Dec. 13)
Apple TV+
Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne (Dec. 10)

This week: We catch up on 2 weeks worth of ratings...
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Six more hours of Community Service for Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws
Christopher Walken Destroys Banksy Painting on BBC Comedy Show
'Pen15' Ending With Season 2 on Hulu – The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix greenlights movie about grandma's accidental Thanksgiving text to stranger
Channing Tatum And Steven Soderbergh Return For ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ At Warner Bros.
Recommendations
Black Friday
King Richard
8-Bit Christmas

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 3rd, 2021:
Hulu
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 15 (Dec. 2)
Netflix
Money Heist: Part 5 Vol. 2 (Dec. 3)
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 4 (Dec. 3)
Mixtape (Dec. 3)
Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (Dec. 3)
Coming Out Colton Season 1 (Dec. 3)
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Season 4 (Dec. 3)
Cobalt Blue (Dec. 3)
Voir (Dec. 6)
Centaurworld Season 2 (Dec. 7)
Asakusa Kid (Dec. 9)
Disney+
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Dec. 3)
HBO Max
8-Bit Christmas (Nov. 24)
Santa Inc. (Dec. 2)
Landscapers (Dec. 6)
And Just Like That... (Dec. 9)
Crunchyroll
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Nov. 14)
Paramount+
Queen of the Universe (Dec. 2)
Peacock
Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, Season 1 (Nov. 24)
Saved by the Bell, Season 2 (Nov. 24)
Madagascar: A Little Wild Holiday Goose Chase (Nov. 26)
Amazon Prime Video
Harlem Season 1 (Dec. 3)
Hallmark
Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (Dec. 3)
A Very Merry Bridesmaid (Dec. 4)
Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday (Dec. 5)
IMDb.tv
Alex Rider, Season 2 (Dec. 3)

This week: Will Disney or Comcast blink first when it comes to Hulu?
Show Notes
Comcast Weighs Pulling Some Content From Hulu in Effort to Boost Peacock - WSJ
Star Trek: Discovery Season Four Lands on Paramount+ & Pluto TV Internationally
'Peaky Blinders' director teases that final season is coming “sooner than you think”
‘The Great British Bake Off’ to Stay on Channel 4 Until at Least 2024 as Broadcaster Signs New Deal With Love Productions
'The Great British Baking Show' PBS Season Leaving Netflix in January 2022
"Lore Olympus" Animated Series Coming from Jim Henson Company
Suzanna Son Joins The Weeknd & Lily-Rose Depp In ‘The Idol’ As HBO Hands Music Industry Drama Series Order
Recommendations
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Psych 3: This is Gus
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City